Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com

About Me:

I write about business for The Republican and have been here since March of 2008. Before coming to The Republican, I was a reporter for The Saratogian in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
I grew up in Belvidere, N.J., and I have a degree in journalism from Penn State. I live in Westfield.
You can reach me at jkinney@repub.com.

People drive to Boston to see the Red Sox , Celtics and Bruins. People go to Gillette to see the Patriots. Why not a little road trip to see your school? If the trip is the problem, I'll expect to see you in the stands when they play at UConn. That's a shorter drive.

It is a crying shame that this once beautiful property was allowed to deteriorate to this point. Yanksfan, i don't get your point about the neighborhood. there is nothing wrong with this neighborhood other than it isn't particularly residential. You are next door to the federal court house and the cathedral and down the street from the museums. heck, the closest neighbor is the computer center.

Scolded: There are those rather large municipal lots behind the buildings to the west side of Elm. Also, the new parking lot on East Main, near The Tavern. There is also paralel parking on Elm, Main and the side streets. I have never ever not been able to find a place to park in Westfield.

jodobro: I live in Westfield. The public parking is around the corner on East Main, by The Tavern. I do think the new parks, bridges etc look great. Park Square is also looking better and better as it grows in. It's certainly better now than it was before.
yes, there are too many vacant storefronts. But that might change. Some new places have opened only re3cently, Paddy's, Momma Cakes etc.

Patient-centered medical homes would be one way of avoiding fraud and abuse. Much of the fraud comes from charging for procedures that never occurred. But if a provider is paid x for keeping y people healthy, well then there just isn't that much incentive for fraud.

It's hard to argue with the Doc's point. I'll never get why a simple safety warning gets people's libertarian blood all angried up. Just don't play with fireworks. Just don't. You could get hurt. The reward associated with that risk will never justify it.

A better way to think of inventory is in months of supply. At the end of May, the current inventory of 3,163 homes would take 9.7 months to sell if homes continue to sell at their current pace. A market is considered in balance when it is at 7.5 and 8.5 months of supply.
I have no idea what that has to do with the labor market.

That's a good point. It doesn't fold up.
That being said, it was a lot of fun to pedal around in. With the continuously-variable transmission, I could really start picking up speed. With the low gears, it was easy to get rolling quickly. It was like having a giant big wheel.